Etymology

anfractuous

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Today it means: sinuous, twisty, winding. Full definition →

Late Latin anfractuosus ← Latin anfractus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromanfractus“bend, curve”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromanfractuosus
  3. English todayanfractuous

From Late Latin anfractuosus, from Latin anfractus (“bend, curve”).

Words from the same roots

Latinanfractus all →

anfracture

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